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Hanzi

悶 / 闷

Traditional
悶
Simplified
闷

bored/depressed/melancholy/sealed/airtight/tightly closed

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

mèn, mēn

Bopomofo

ㄇㄣˋ, ㄇㄣ

Jyutping

mun6

Example sentences

悶 / 闷 mēn
下雨以後，教室很悶，老師把窗戶全打開了。
下雨以后，教室很闷，老师把窗户全打开了。

After it rained, the classroom felt stuffy, so the teacher opened all the windows.

胸口 xiōngkǒu
他運動後，覺得胸口有點悶。
他运动后，觉得胸口有点闷。

After exercising, he felt a little tightness in his chest.

沉悶 / 沉闷 chénmèn
會議的氣氛非常沉悶。
会议的气氛非常沉闷。

The atmosphere of the meeting was very depressing.

苦悶 / 苦闷 kǔmèn
工作沒有進展，他感到十分苦悶。
工作没有进展，他感到十分苦闷。

The work made no progress, and he felt deeply distressed.

悶熱 / 闷热 mēnrè
今天的天氣非常悶熱。
今天的天气非常闷热。

The weather today is very sultry.

反倒 fǎndào
這場雨非但沒讓天氣變涼，反倒更悶熱了。
这场雨非但没让天气变凉，反倒更闷热了。

Instead of making the weather cooler, this rain actually made it more humid.

Example Vocabulary

悶

men1

stuffy; airless; muffled; to cover or seal; to keep inside

郁悶

沉悶

chen2'men4

depressing; oppressive; dull

納悶

na4'men4

胸悶

苦悶

ku3'men4

distressed; gloomy and troubled

悶悶不樂

men4'men4'bu4'le4

悶熱

men1're4

sultry; sweltering; muggy

悶聲不響

悶葫蘆

men4'hu2'lu

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